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Akron Through the Eyes of Fashion, 1825-2025
Saturday, October 04
1:00pm - 3:00pm
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2025-10-04 13:00:00
2025-10-04 15:00:00
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Akron Through the Eyes of Fashion, 1825-2025
Celebrate Akron's bicentennial with a look at 200 years of historic apparel from local collections.
Main Library - Atrium, Auditorium, Meeting Room 1, Meeting Room 2AB, Meeting Room 3
Main Library
Atrium, Auditorium, Meeting Room 1, Meeting Room 2AB, Meeting Room 3Celebrate Akron's bicentennial with a look at 200 years of historic apparel from local collections.
In honor of Akron's 2025 bicentennial celebration, this exhibit will feature original period clothing and accessories from:
- Hower House Museum
- Ohio Regimental Civil War Military Ball
- Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens
- Twilight Theatre
- University of Akron Archives and Special Collections
Also featured is a traveling exhibit from the National First Ladies Library and Museum, celebrating America's upcoming 250th anniversary and showcasing images and videos of historic items from their collections.
For more information, contact Business, Government & Science at 330.643.9020 or email bgsdiv@akronlibrary.org.
To learn more about Akron Bicentennial events, visit akron200.org.
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Main Library, located in the heart of downtown Akron, combines compelling public space with meaningful and relevant public library services for all members of our community. Since opening in 2004, the downtown library welcomes more than one million visitors each year.
Subject divisions include: Business, Government & Science, Culture & AV, Magazines & Newspapers, Special Collections (local history & genealogy), TechZone@Main, Teen, and a 12,000 square feet Children's Library.
Special services available at Main Library include: a Patent & Trademark Resource Center; U.S. Passport and Notary services; a Microbusiness Center; a Maker Space; a resource lab for early childhood educators; and regularly scheduled computer training classes. Also available at Main Library are more than 125 public access computers, color photocopiers/printers, laminating, scanning, faxing, and free Wi-Fi.
Specialized spaces include a 425-seat auditorium, public meeting rooms, and a used bookstore. An interior glass block walkway leads to a 600-space parking garage owned by the City of Akron. An outdoor amphitheater and landscaped park complete the complex.